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Ireland, James II, 1685 - 1691; 'Williamite War "Gunmoney"
Found in Canada or Northern New England. James II returned from France, where he had fled, to Ireland with plans to recover his throne from his son-in-law and daughter, William and Mary. Short of silver, he issued base metal coins called gunmoney because the metal was, in part, obtained from old cannons. The coins are marked with the year and month they were issued. James promised that once he was back in power he would call in the coins, one month's worth at a time, and exchange them for proper silver coins. After James was defeated, although officially demonetized, the coins continued to circulate but at a much reduced value based on copper.
Although dated 1689, this coin was actually struck between the 1st and 25th of March 1690. The calendar in use at the time was what is called "old style" - or OS - where the new year started on March 26th.
WO34059. Bronze half crown, SCBC-SII 6579, Fair, Dublin mint, weight 11.197g, maximum diameter 31.8mm, die axis 0o, struck Mar 1 - 25, 1690; obverse IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA (James II by the Grace of God), laureate bust left; reverse MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX (King of Great Britain, France and Ireland) 1689, crown, 1689 above, MAR below; SOLD
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